October 2005

National Academies advisory: Oct. 12 release of report on US prosperity in global economy

A National Academies committee has laid out a comprehensive strategy of specific actions that federal policy-makers should take to create high-quality jobs and focus new scientific and technical efforts on meeting the nation's energy needs in the 21st century. The committee's congressionally requested report, RISING ABOVE THE GATHERING STORM: ENERGIZING AND EMPLOYING AMERICA FOR A BRIGHTER ECONOMIC FUTURE, will be released at a one-hour public briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

DETAILS: 2 p.m. EDT in the Lecture Room of the National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Reporters who cannot attend may listen to a live audio webcast of the briefing and submit questions using an e-mail form at http://national-academies.org.

PARTICIPATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

NORMAN AUGUSTINE (chair), retired chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Md.
CRAIG R. BARRETT, chairman of the board, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif.
P. ROY VAGELOS, retired chairman and CEO, Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J.

REPORTERS: OBTAIN COPIES OR REGISTER TO ATTEND by contacting the National Academies' Office of News and Public Information at tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail [email protected]. Advance copies of the report will be available to reporters only beginning at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 12. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 2 P.M. EDT ON OCT. 12.